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Antec P280 Super Mid Tower Computer Case

Sophisticated and cutting-edge, the P280 emphasizes the ease of use, quiet technology and unparalleled performance characteristic of Antec's Performance One series. This advanced enclosure comes equipped with features that will maximize your PC experience, from Quiet Computing panels & HDD drive bays, to grommet-lined cable routing holes with ample space behind the motherboard tray. The P280 accommodates motherboards up to XL-ATX and includes nine expansion slots to support up to four 13.0" / 330mm graphics cards. And with convenient tool-less optical drive bays, easy-access front & bottom PSU intake air filters, two front panel USB 3.0 ports and an affordable price, you get an elite enclosure that will last you for builds to come.

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Sophisticated and cutting-edge, the P280 emphasizes the ease of use, quiet technology and unparalleled performance characteristic of Antec's Performance One series.

This advanced enclosure comes equipped with features that will maximize your PC experience, from Quiet Computing panels and HDD drive trays, to grommet-lined cable routing holes with 30 mm of space behind the motherboard tray.

The P280 accommodates motherboards up to XL-ATX (10.3" x 13.6") and includes nine expansion slots to support up to four 13.0" long graphics cards.

To keep your top-notch system cool, it features two top 120 mm and one rear 120 mm TwoCool fans. And with convenient tool-less optical drive bays, easyaccess front & bottom PSU intake air filters, two front panel USB 3.0 ports and an affordable price, you get an elite enclosure that will last you for builds to come.

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Rating: 4/5Dented

Pros: Solid case; huge mid and metal in all the necessary places. Perfect for users without the need to look at their computer's insides.Metal is thick and heavy. This is a great looking case; the more I look at it the better it looks.

Cons: Received with small dent on top; I am not concerned with it, but it would freak out users who want perfection. It is small, perhaps 3mm in size and on the edge. Painted so maybe it happened before production? It was packaged very well so it appears to be a QC problem. I don't want the hassle of dealing with returning, but something to keep in mind next time. I like Antec, and if this wasn't a needed computer build I would return and ask Antec to replace.

Rating: 5/5Intelligent design, professional appearance

Pros: Large, tool-less design. Plenty of protection in cable run areas. It was nice to see grommets so your cables aren't marred or nicked. The filter under the case is easily removed allowing for cleaning. The two clip front filter is a massive improvement over the prior Antec (900 two) I was using.

The build quality is very good in my opinion. It feels solid, the front door assembly is reasonably sturdy, albeit not recommended to attempt and lift the case, empty or installed, by it.

The brushed aluminum 'look' on the front panel looks quite nice. It has a professional demeanor, and I don't mean MLG. The front panel is secured to the case when closed by a small, but effective magnet. Opening the door, even with the chassis void, there was the slightest of resistance.

Cons: No complaints, comparing this to a few other Antec cases owned.

Other Thoughts: Packed with the soft foam surround instead of regular poly. Came in with zero damage even with some abuse the exterior of the box.

Rating: 3/5Beautiful case

Large, wide and tall Case, big plus for water cooling or large cpu coolers and long GPUs. not all GPU's will fit, HDD cage is not removable that i can see.

Supports Huge CPU cooler (coolermaster Hyper 212 with both Fans).

Lots of wire management space behind the MB tray.

Subtle blue LED for power and HDD, perfect balance between useful and subtle.

Quiet fans preinstalled with basic fan control switch run off 4-pin MOLEX from your power supply. Provisions for more 120mm fans.Black interiorUSB3.0 headertop power and reset buttons are in a great position on top of the case to prevent accidental power cycles.Can support 120mmx240mm water cooler on top rear of case.

Cons: Door only opens from right to left - not too bad.Magnetic door catch is not that strong - door barely stays closed.

*Header connectors for LED's and power buttons are too short to be run through wire management to the front lower edge of a typical ATX form factor MB, much less the back lower edge where some are. -1 egg for that.

Fan "controller" that is preinstalled only has two settings, low and high, that is controlled by a switch on the back of the case. it would be better if the board could be controlled by a jumper to the motherboard.-- wishlist.?.?.?

Other Thoughts: Case requires long leads from your power supply since its mounted at the bottom of this really tall case. Cable management is GREAT!!! Soft grommets and folded edges everywhere, no sharp edges.

This is a VERY SOLID case!!!! it would have gotten 5 eggs if the header wires didn't have to be "streched" haha!!

Thank you Antec for another great case, please address the header wire length shortcoming. I know this is a couple of years old now, so this should have already been addressed. -1 egg.

Rating: 5/5QUIET CASE

Pros: I love this case, I make music and having the mic in the same room as your workstation can make things really difficult when your case is even somewhat loud, this thing is suuper quiet which is exactly what I was looking for, it has foam inside the case to dampen the sound and has fan block offs so your computer doesn't end up getting a bunch of dust bunnies, also the front panel has a very fine mesh that will collect a lot of dust but you don't even have to unscrew anything, just push the tabs walk out side and bang on it a few times like I just did and its all clean, I'm about to purchase a second one for my server I highly recommend these cases

Cons: Only con on this thing is the rubber feet attached with adhesive, if you are in and out of your computer like me its annoying that they pop off and you cant stick them back on, I understand the reason being is they want it to be QUIET and rubber feet will absorb the sound on say a hard floor, i'm going to drill the centers out and attach some screws and bolts and maybe some washers and it will be a perfect case, until then i put a board on the carpet and propped it up so the power supply wont fail by being suffocated by the carpet with no feet, i would like to also add they did last a long time pulling in and out of the carpet maybe 3 months

So my recommendation is when you put the feet on never slide it to pull it out from your desk, lift and maneuver if needed

Other Thoughts: the computer sits right by my leg on the floor so its easy to hit the power or reset button with my knee, it would be nice if they had more play so a gentle touch didn't make them contact

Other Thoughts: This is my third Antec Case. I had P180, P182 and now P280. I decided to replace my p182 because two front usb ports very lose because of heavy usage. Also P280 was on sale and it offered TWO 2.0 and TWO 3.0 USB ports. I was disappointed when this case arrived and when I powered on. Drive bays are now cheap plastic instead of steel. At least Antec still offered silicone mounts for hard drives. Fans are very loud compare to other two cases. Sound damping materials on front door and side panel does nothing. I have 2 SSD and 1 WD HD, I can hear hard drive spinning when I access WD HD. Grommet-lined cable routing holes keep coming off because it was made with cheap thin rubber. Sorry to say, this will be my last Antec case.

Rating: 2/5Arrived damaged

Pros: Lots of Space - definitely a full ATX case, or real close and had no problem fitting in a GTX 970.Lots of fan slotseasy to mount hard drives and disk drives.

Cons: My power supply Case was incredibly damaged, and not from shipping. It had a passed QC sticker on it, but had a huge dent on the bottom of the case and the front face plate christmas trees were broken. I "fixed" it with gluing the christmas tree fasteners back on the front plate, but they broke after placing the front face plate back on.

Other Thoughts: Only getting 2 eggs because case was still functional, but damaged when I received it. I was unwilling to wait a week or two for an RMA as I'm stubborn like that, but I doubt I'll recommend this or buy again.

Rating: 4/5A bit disappointed.

Other Thoughts: Silence was the most important aspect in buying my case, and this under-performed in that regard. However, the air flow is fantastic, I put the top fans into the front for positive air pressure. I needed to turn the fans on low to get them quiet, and I still get some "hum."

If quiet FANS were what makes a "quiet case", I'd have purchased something like an S340 with Cougar Vortex fans.

All in all I *am* satisfied with the case. The space is quiet luxurious, great cable management space, the removable drive trays are strong with silicone/rubber grommets, etc. It just didn't fit the bill in regards to "quiet", which was important for me.

Rating: 5/5Amazing Case

Pros: Huge case with plenty of room. I was able to install a Corsair H100i with no problem and could still use all RAM slots and PCIe slots without any difficulty if I need to.

Cons: It's size can be a bit much for cable management. Trying to route cables can leave them just a little shorter then the need to be. This meant that some of my cables couldn't use the cable holes and still reach where I needed them to go. Cable extensions could fix this but I didn't want to have to wait for them to get in.

Also, be careful with the side panels! When i was recently working on installing a new cooling system, my dog (60lb husky) decided to lay on the panel when I wasn't paying attention and the panel is now slightly warped.

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1/2/2015 2:29:32 AM

Tech Level: 3/5

Ownership: 3/5

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Rating: 5/5Love this Case

Pros: It's big.. plenty of room for cable management.. quality built( after reading some of the negative reviews about dents and breaking front doors I was worried since I ordered before reading reviews) seems pretty solid for a computer case door..

Rating: 5/5

Pros: Case was packaged very nicely and arrived with no damageStandoffs pre installedVery good build qualityLots of roomProfessional looking caseRebate actually processed unlike some of the other companies I have dealt with

Cons: Cheap Fans but the issue of rattling was fixed by lubricating them

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